Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures.

Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.

Vincent Van Gogh

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by day.

James Thomson

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Mary Oliver

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life.

William Congreve

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.

Theodore Roosevelt

I guess I have an eclectic taste, I don't just like one thing. Contrast is key. What do they say? Variety is the spice of life. My favorite actors are the chameleons, guys like Daniel Day-Lewis, Billy Bob Thornton, Meryl Streep, people who are always different.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding -- that existence is a struggle.

Harvey Keitel

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation

Nelson Mandela

The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working when he's staring out of the window.

Burton Rascoe

We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.

Eric Berne

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

Stewart Brand